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Kat Wyeth

Principal Psychologist, Board Approved Supervisor + Director

Please note Kat’s books are currently closed to new clients

Hi there, I am Kat.

I am the Director + Principal Psychologist of the Psych Collaborative and I so thrilled you are here.

My aim as a Psychologist is to ensure you feel completely comfortable in taking the first step to seeking support. I have been told I have a nurturing, safe and compassionate approach.

I love to learn how you came to be you! By understanding your story, I can work with you to create change by providing practical strategies to care for your mental health.  I also strongly advocate for a holistic approach to your psychological wellbeing, such as recognising the importance of all areas of your life (relationships, work life balance, sleep, diet, exercise, spirituality), as well as utilising mindfulness as a tool to support therapy.

The areas I work closely with are high functioning anxiety in women and adult ADHD.

I am neuro-affirming and work with clients of different ages, across different cultures and sexual orientations.

What I can help with:

  • How to care for and manage your anxiety by providing further understanding into the function of your anxiety and ways to help you manage
  • How to calm + regulate your nervous system
  • How to break through patterns of people pleasing, perfectionism + imposter syndrome
  • Understanding + caring for your depression
  • How to get out of the burnout cycle
  • Understanding + working with your adult ADHD
  • How to improve your self-worth
  • How to break through disordered eating patterns, including food restriction + binge eating
  • How to manage complex relationships

 

Fees: 

Initial assessment 80 minutes: $275 ($182.10 after Medicare rebate)

Ongoing sessions 50 minutes: $195 ($102.10 after Medicare rebate)

30 Minute Check ins: $95

Please note the Australian Psychological Society (APS) recommended fee for seeing a psychologist in 2023 at $300.00/hour, though we have kept fees at the rate of $195.00/hour.

Rebates:

Please note I offer private health insurance rebates and Medicare Mental Health Care Plan rebates upon request, please let me know in our first appointment if you are wanting to use the MHCP.

The MHCP means you may be eligible for $92.90 rebate per appointment for up to ten sessions.

If you would like to use the MHCP, please visit your GP for a Plan and email to the practice [email protected]

 

What about when I’m not with clients?

There’s nothing I love more than an early morning ocean dip + walk with my puppy, that is one of my favourite kinds of therapy.

I also love to surf, hike, travel, a good podcast, practicing yoga and of course, a cheesy rom-com and burgers to recharge the batteries.

I live on the beautiful South Coast of NSW with my husband Josh and my fur baby, Sammy.

 

What am I reading?

Right now I am reading Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

 

What pod am I listening to? 

The Imperfects – Truth vs. Harmony episode with Dr Emily, highly recommend!

 

What’s my Spotify looking like? 

I am currently into a weird mix of Fred Again, old school Nelly Furtado/ Justin Timberlake and of course my all time fave, Mac Miller.

Modalities/ approach

Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness based Cognitive Theory, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy,  Attachment Theory

Professional Associations

I am registered under the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA), the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA) and am a registered member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS).

 

I am also a Board Approved Supervisor, meaning I am able to supervise provisional psychologists.

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Aimee Hudson

Director + Principal Clinical Psychotherapist (B. A Psych, MPsychother & Couns)

Hello! I’m Aimee, one of the directors and co-founder of The Psych Collaborative and I would like to offer you a very warm welcome!

How do I work with clients?

My fundamental aim as a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, is to build a safe space for you to understand how you came to be ‘you’. I walk with you through a process to increase self-awareness and become free from outdated patterns that keep you stuck.

I have a genuine passion and curiosity in exploring your experiences and I love holding space to explore whatever comes up for you. I am most passionate about helping people heal through trauma to reconnect to who they are and get the healthy loving relationships they want.  I’m often referred for my easy-going, calm, and empathic helping style.

My practice is attachment-based and trauma-informed to get to the root of unconscious mechanisms that prevent you from connecting to yourself and others. Developing a deep understanding of protective parts from the past, allows you to become empowered to change the way you relate to yourself and others in the here and now, instead of just wishing life was different. We utilise skills that help you develop supportive, nurturing and healthy relationships, especially the relationship you have with yourself. I use the mind-body connection and inner child work to address gaps in reconnecting to safety.

You may be holding painful experiences of trauma, perhaps you are navigating complex relationships. You may simply need a safe, accepting and encouraging space to openly share and truly understand how you feel. Or perhaps you come as a couple to work through betrayal or to tune-up your relationship.

I prioritise safety and inclusivity as we walk through this process at your pace, in our confidential judgment-free online space.

What can I support you with?

  • Trauma – PTSD, developmental and complex trauma, sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse.
  • Emotional Regulation – understanding psychological defences and unconscious adaptive mechanisms and how to up-regulate or down-regulate the nervous system.
  • Attachment – understanding your internal relational blueprint, childhood attachment injury, patterns of avoidance, co-dependency, love addiction and trauma bonding.
  • Self-worth – exploring core beliefs, shame, guilt, people-pleasing, perfectionism, imposter syndrome etc to develop a whole sense of self and reconnect to authenticity.
  • Anxiety – Understanding the function of anxiety and the nervous system to care for panic, Stress, Anxiety Disorders.
  • Depression – Understanding the function of depression and how to care for symptoms and regulate emotions.
  • Interpersonal Relationships – Having difficulty navigating relationships in the spaces of romantic, friendships, family, work, community. Learning how to set and maintain healthy boundaries, communication skills, staying committed to your values and interests, receiving love if you feel you are always giving and asking for support if you feel you are hyper-independent.
  • Couples counselling (Attachment injury, communication, conflict, intimacy concerns, infidelity)
  • Disordered Eating concerns such as binge eating patterns.
  • Body Image: Exploring the roots of poor body image and developing body acceptance.
  • Grieving and Loss: divorce, death, loss of employment, complicated loss of childhood, miscarriage, infertility, life transitions, childhood wounding
  • Addictions – exploring the origins of addictions and replacing protective behaviours with healthier coping strategies.
  • Anger – understanding the function of anger and how to express anger in healthy ways.
  • Parenting – high risk pregnancy, IVF support, birth, separation, new child, joined families.

What about when I’m not with clients?

I love the simple pleasures like morning coffee’s, spending time with fun and loving friends, heading away for a weekend camping trip with my partner and sunrise beach walks with my beautiful dogs Mowgli and Meeko!

My current book recommendation is “Why has nobody told me this before?” By Dr Julie Smith.

Fees: 

Initial assessment: $195

Ongoing sessions$ 165

Check ins: $85

Couples counselling $200

*Please note I offer private health insurance rebates

Modalities/ approach

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Analytically Oriented Psychotherapy, Relational Psychotherapy, Systems Theory Whole-Person Focused, Attachment Theory, Schema therapy, Couples Counselling,  Mindfulness and Relaxation,  Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy.

Professional Associations

I am a clinical member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). PACFA has rigorous membership and professional development requirements.

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Maddie Powell

Registered Social Worker

Hi there!

I’m Maddie, I am registered Social Worker under the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and I’m currently completing a Master of Counselling through the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC).

I have an energetic, warm and empathic approach to holding space. I am passionate about helping people through life’s challenges and have a wide range of experience and interest in anxiety, depression and trauma.

I use a solutions-focused framework, which means supporting you to identify your strengths to guide you to get out of situations you may constantly feel stuck in. I can also use a trauma informed framework, which creates a safe environment for you to unpack trauma you may have experienced, acknowledge how trauma may affect your life today, and support you to rebuild a sense of empowerment and control.

Having a way forward can be helpful for improving your overall personal and social well-being by using compassion and care. My experience has extended from mental health, child protection, out-of-home care, and foster care. I have worked with young people with trauma backgrounds and I’m passionate about early intervention and supporting mental health.

Areas of experience and interest include:

  • Trauma informed care
  • Anxiety presentations
  • Depression
  • Stress
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Decision making and goal setting
  • Interpersonal relationships
  • Self-worth
  • Identity (including culture, gender, sexuality, Indigenous heritage and spiritual orientation.

 

When not at The Pysch Collaborative, you’ll find me spending time with my puppy, at the gym, cooking home-cooked meals, and travelling to visit friends and family.

 

Fees: 

Initial assessment: $175

Ongoing sessions$ 145

Check ins: $75

Modalities/ approach

 

Solutions Focused Therapy, Trauma Informed Therapy, Strengths Based Therapy, Ecological Systems Theory, Attachment Theory, Culturally Sensitive Therapy, and Mindfulness and Relaxation (including Diaphragmatic Breathing).

Professional Associations

I am a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), the professional representative body of social workers in Australia. Through this membership, I am required to complete yearly professional development to ensure my skills and knowledge are progressive and relevant.

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Vani Morrison

Administration

Vani is currently amidst her Clinical Masters studying psychology, and hopes to become a practising psychologist in the coming years.

Vani also considers herself an avid “thrifter” who loves searching for funky vintage fashion finds in the local second-hand shops. When she is not studying, or thrifting, you can find her cafe-hopping sipping on good coffee, or sitting by the beach awing over how cute someone’s dog is.